A new podcast series, NMO and the Power of Rare, is now available from the Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation. NMO or neuromyelitis optica affects the optic nerves, spinal cord, and brainstem. It can cause blindness and/or paralysis. It is sometimes misdiagnosed as MS.
Episode 1 of the series is titled “The NMO Revolution: The Top 5 NMO Breakthroughs in the Past 5 Years.” Nancy Sicotte, MD, Director of the MS Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, is interviewed for this episode.